The gourmet master of the fairy world

Chapter 15 I Dig and Dig

As soon as the bud landed, it ran to Anjie, stretched out its hand, held Anjie's hand, and pulled him in one direction, obviously wanting to lead Anjie.

Upon seeing this, Vulture Flower and Idiot Flower told Bellflower's brothers and sisters to look after the house, and they hurriedly followed.

Hua Beibei hesitated for a while, and finally flew over after Anjie and Snorlax.

The waters on the Nibel Plateau mainly come from the Nibel River and Nibel Lake. The lake in front of Andrzej's house is part of Nibel Lake.

The source of the Nibel River is unknown. It flows out from the endless mountains in the northwest of the Nibel Plateau, flows into Lake Nibel, and then flows out from Lake Nibel, flowing to the distance, passing through the Kingdom of Azot.

It can be said that the Nibel River is the source of life for the Kingdom of Azoth.

Because of the existence of Lake Nibel, the water system on the Nibel Plateau is very developed, with small rivers, streams, lakes, puddles, etc. connected to Lake Nibel everywhere. Therefore, a large number of water Pokémon also live on the plateau.

Compared to the relatively scarce food on land, the food in the water is much more abundant, so the life of water Pokémon is much easier than that of land Pokémon.

The place where Labaya brought Anjie and the others was a small puddle.

Of course, although it is called a small puddle, its area is actually not small. Because the puddle has dried up at this time, there are only large pieces of silt and the remaining lotus flowers and lotus leaves after their withering.

Although the climate change in the Nibel Plateau is not very obvious throughout the year, strictly speaking it is almost autumn now, which is a good time to harvest and taste lotus roots.

But looking at the muddy puddle in front of him, Anjie had a headache. How should he dig it out?

The silt that has been soaked in water all year round now emits a foul odor.

But... for the sake of delicious food, I’ll give it a try!

After thinking about it, Angie took off his shoes, socks, coat and pants, wearing only shorts and a shirt, and then tentatively put his feet into the mud.

Fortunately, the depth of the mud was just above the calf.

Surprisingly, Angie was not as resistant to contact with the mud as he thought.

He rolled up his sleeves, reached his hand into the mud and groped for a while, and soon his eyes lit up. When he pulled his hand out of the mud, he found a piece of lotus root in his hand.

Probably because they are wild, the lotus roots here are not big, a bit slender, but white and tender.

"It looks like we're going to have a good harvest today!" said Anjie, holding the lotus root in his hand.

Snorlax and Trumpet-Sprout were very happy when they heard this, especially Snorlax. When he saw that Angel had made a harvest, he immediately came down to help.

"Gang~Gang~" Master~I'm here!
It accelerated and rushed into the mud. Angie screamed in fear: "Little Snorlax, no, no!"

But it was too late. Snorlax transformed into a meat bomb tank and rushed into the puddle.

Anjie wanted to dodge, but the mud under his feet had a sticky force and he couldn't move his feet for a while.

Bang~~
The next second, the little Snorlax slammed into the mud hard, and the mud centered on it seemed to bloom and explode everywhere. Angel, who was closest to it, suffered the most and was directly covered in mud and turned into a mud man.

Anjie: ...

Little Snorlax sat up from the mud and scratched the back of his head foolishly. Then he realized that the little flower on his head had fallen off.

"Just~~"

ε(┬┬﹏┬┬)3 It pinched the small flower that was also covered in mud with its muddy hands, and looked at Angel with a wronged look on its face.

Anjie spread his hands, then pulled at his muddy shirt and said, "Look at me, do I have the energy to take care of your little flower?"

"Just~~"

Seeing that Angie was covered in mud, Snorlax immediately stopped caring about Xiaohua and turned his head to the side, pretending that he was not the one who caused the trouble.

"You guy!" Anjie didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

But he suddenly remembered something, so he looked at the trumpet bud on the shore and said, "Bull bud, is there an owner here?"

Lotus root is food. On the Nibel Plateau where food is not particularly abundant, it stands to reason that there cannot be no owner here.

If there was an owner, it would be too presumptuous for them to dig up other people's lotus roots here. Because he was so excited to dig up lotus roots, he didn't consider this issue at all.

"Ps ...

Sure enough, after the trumpet bud shouted at the puddle for a while, two heads, one big and one small, emerged from the mud not far away.

It's the loach and the king catfish.

The loach and the catfish king are the owners of this puddle and lotus root, and they are also good friends of the trumpet bud. The lotus root that the trumpet bud gave to Anjie was given to it by the loach and the catfish king.

Seeing his owner show up, Angie quickly apologized to them.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know this place was owned by someone."

However, the loach and the catfish king shook their heads, indicating that they were not angry.

The puddle is not big, and because it is a wild variety, the yield of lotus roots is indeed not high. However, the loach and king catfish cannot eat all of them, so they gave some to the trumpet sprouts.

Moreover, lotus roots grow in mud and cannot be discovered by other Pokémon, so the extra lotus roots produced every year slowly rot in the mud.

For this reason, loaches and king catfish don't mind others digging up their extra lotus roots.

Suddenly, Anjie had an idea and said, "How about this, Loach, King Catfish, you guys give me all the lotus roots here, and you can come to my house for dinner in the future, okay?"

In this way, he not only got lotus roots but also earned happiness points, killing two birds with one stone.

The loach and the catfish king were stunned when they heard this, but immediately shook their heads quickly.

Going to a human's house for dinner? They don't dare.

"Ps ...

At this time, Laba Ya gestured to her two good friends, trying to describe how delicious the food made by Anjie was, trying to convince her good friends.

But the loach and the catfish king still shook their heads desperately.

No, no!
An Jie suddenly had an idea. "How about this? Come to my house tonight and try the food I made with lotus root. If you like it, come to my house more often. If you don't like it, just ignore what I said."

Just now, Angel suddenly had a good idea. He wanted to hire the loach and the catfish king to plant lotus roots for him in this puddle.

The original lotus root variety here is not good and the yield is not high. He can completely buy high-quality lotus root seeds from the system store to replace the wild lotus roots here.

In this way, the same water area can produce more and better quality lotus roots, and loaches and king catfish can completely supply the excess to themselves while keeping enough food for themselves!
The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. Angel looked at the loach and the catfish king with a more friendly look.

()Loach and Catfish King: Does this human want to eat us? His eyes are so scary!
Bellsprout was also trying hard to persuade Loach and King Catfish. In the end, the two Pokémon couldn't stand their friend's nagging and had to agree to go to Angel's house for dinner in the evening.

"Then it's settled." Angel said happily, and then he instructed Bell Sprout, "Bell Sprout, the loach and catfish king don't know my home, so please take them with you when the time comes."

"Ps ...

The trumpet bud nodded confidently. The couple, the Venus Flytrap and the Foolish Flytrap, were watching from the sidelines with a headache. Was their cub stupid? Why did he obey the human's orders?

Then, after getting the consent of Loach and Catfish King, Angie and Snorlax continued to dig lotus roots.

"Gang~Gang~~" Master, Master, look at me!

I saw the little Snorlax rolling around wildly in the mud. After a while, he stood up with a bunch of lotus roots in his arms, and kept showing off to Angel.

Anjie finally pulled out a lotus root, but it broke. Looking at the smug look of Snorlax, he immediately said with envy: "Look at the mud all over you. Don't expect me to wash it for you when you go back."

"Just~Just~"

When the little Snorlax heard this, he immediately restrained the pride on his face, and came to Anjie with lotus root in his arms, acting coquettishly.

"Okay, okay! Stop rubbing me. You're getting mud all over me." Angel quickly pushed Snorlax away, even though he was already covered in mud.

"Ps ...

At this time, the trumpet bud also called to Anjie. It stretched out its long vine and stirred it in the mud. Suddenly, a bunch of lotus roots were brought out.

"Okay, okay, you are all great, but I am a loser!" Anjie inserted his hand into the mud to vent his anger and pulled out a lotus root fiercely.

Seeing that Angie, Snorlax and Trumpet-Sprout were having a lot of fun playing in the mud, Hua Beibei also stretched out two vines and stuck them into the soil, then pulled out a bunch of lotus roots.

“Hula~Hula~”

Hua Beibei brought the dirty lotus root to Anjie.

Anjie was surprised and asked, "Is it for me?"

“Hula~Hula~”

Hua Beibei nodded slightly.

An Jie happily took the lotus root and said, "Hua Beibei, come to my house tonight and try my cooking!"

Anjie decided to hold a lotus root banquet tonight. Although he couldn't get any happiness points, who can make him happy?

“Hula~Hula~~”

Hua Beibei turned her head and flew to the side, continuing to dig lotus roots from the mud with a rattan whip. Anjie didn't understand whether it agreed or not.

Seeing that Angel was having a hard time digging, the Loach and the Catfish King started to help for the sake of Bellsprout. They were Pokémon that lived in the mud, so they were faster at digging lotus roots than Snorlax and Bellsprout.

Because the loaches had not agreed to exchange the lotus roots for the opportunity to go to Anjie's house for dinner, Anjie did not dig too much. He only dug enough for tonight's meal and stopped.

After finishing, Angie, Snorlax and Trumpet Sprout moved the lotus roots to a small river connected to the puddle to wash them. Otherwise, with the lotus roots covered in mud, Angie would be exhausted just carrying them home.

Not to mention moving back home, just moving the short distance to the river made Angie so tired that he couldn't even straighten his back.

This body is really not good!
Angie pounded his waist while giving orders to Snorlax.

"Little Snorlax, wash off the mud on your body first."

“Just~~” Understood!
As it said this, it jumped into the river with a splash, and the originally clear river water was instantly turned turbid by it.

There were several Magikarp hiding at the bottom of the river. When the water became muddy, they got very angry and jumped out of the water to bite Snorlax.
Suddenly, there was a Magikarp bitten on Snorlax's head, arm, belly and butt.

"Little Snorlax, you...hahaha~~~" Angel was amused by its appearance at the moment and laughed out loud.

"Ps ...

The trumpet bud even rolled on the ground holding his stomach and laughing.

“Hula~Hula~”

Hua Beibei didn't want to laugh at first. She covered her mouth with one hand and tried hard to hold back her laughter, but she couldn't help it in the end and laughed along with Laba Ya.

Bah bah bah~~~
The mud on Snorlax's body was dirty and smelly, and even the Magikarp was disgusted by it. After taking two bites, they flapped their tails and fell back into the water. They also spit at Snorlax a few times, then walked away wagging their tails.

Anjie, Labaya and Hua Beibei laughed even more happily.

"Just~Just~"

(ω) Little Snorlax is silly. Seeing everyone laughing happily, it scratches the back of its head and laughs along with everyone foolishly.

After playing enough, Angie also jumped into the water, first rubbed the mud off his body, then helped the little Snorlax to wash, and finally began to wash the lotus root.

The stream was not deep, just enough to cover Snorlax's belly. After all, it was not the flood season. The water flowed gently forward, and the turbidity brought by Angel and the others was washed away in an instant.

Venusaur and Smurfette squatted on the grass not far away and did not come forward to help. They quietly watched Angel, Snorlax and Trumpeter talking and laughing. Flower Beibei would interject from time to time. Although Angel could not understand the Elvish language, this did not seem to hinder their communication with each other.

In their eyes, Angel's smile was so bright and warm that they subconsciously thought: Is someone with such a smile really a bad person?

Gradually, the two Pokémon fell into confusion.

Soon the lotus roots were cleaned, and Angie put them directly into the system backpack, then clapped his hands and called the little Snorlax and the others:
"Okay, let's go home."

Seeing that Angie made a bunch of things disappear with just a wave of his hand, everyone found it incredible, whether it was Snorlax, Trumpet-Bud, Flower Beibei, Venusaur and Smurfette.

"Just~~Just~~"

"Ps ...

“Hula~Hula~”

The little Snorlax followed Angie home, gesticulating with their hands as if they were asking something.

Angel responded with "hmm" and "ahh", although he didn't understand what the three little guys were saying.

Angie and several Pokémon separated halfway.

The couple, Venusfella and Dirty Flower, took Bugle Sprout back home, and Hua Beibei also wanted to go back to her own home.

"Buzzard buds! Hua Beibei! Remember to come to my house for dinner tonight!" Anjie shouted at them.

"Prick~"

"Hula~"

Trumpet Bud and Hua Beibei waved in response to Anjie. At first, Hua Beibei was a little afraid of Anjie, but after getting along for a while, it had completely forgotten that fear.

Diancie was sitting at the door of her house waiting for Anjie and Snorlax. Seeing them coming back soaking wet, she quickly asked:
"How did you two end up like this?"

Angie and Snorlax looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

(End of this chapter)